The Abenaki lined up with clubs to beat him. He grabbed the first one and started swinging back.
— History With Jacob (@HistoryWJacob) September 13, 2026
In 1752, a 24-year-old John Stark was captured by Abenaki warriors while hunting. He was dragged to a village in Canada and taken to the gauntlet:
Two rows of eager young warriors… pic.twitter.com/tnHwxpj0Vi
Whenever anyone claims exponential growth, we know that's a physical impossibility.
— Andrew Prock (@andrewprock) September 14, 2026
The true curve is often an s-curve. In practice, it is very difficult to pin down the long term trend based on noisy observations.
Kudos to CC for buliding this fantastic illustration. https://t.co/ejmzNyDRmt
No sé qué hizo, pero que lo perdonen 🥺 pic.twitter.com/kEMck1s2cR
— Don Perignnon (@DonPerIgnnon) September 11, 2026
Happy Monday 🙂 pic.twitter.com/c5JlPzsXK0
— MedievalistMatt (@medievalistmatt) September 14, 2026
Teachers grade girls higher than boys https://t.co/YG3xB3BE4f
— Martin Robinson (@Trivium21c) September 14, 2026
When Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat-belt today in 1959, Volvo made the patent free for all competitors to use in order to save lives because it had more value as a free life-saving tool than something to profit from. pic.twitter.com/qbHtnE7rRX
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 13, 2026
A lot of people are missing Terence Tao’s point and thinking “mathematicians are upset that AI is better than them.” That’s not what he’s saying, and some people are forgetting that Tao is one of the most AI-pilled mathematicians out there.
— Mark Bao (@markbao) September 11, 2026
His point is that when people work on… https://t.co/5Rn3N4KZ1q
American Airlines had the names, addresses, and credit card numbers of three 9/11 hijackers at least 20 minutes before Flight 11 hit the North Tower. The lookup only happened because one flight attendant had memorized her family's calling card number.
— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) September 13, 2026
The airphones on that plane… https://t.co/5TecAPl54B
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